A day after the Miami Dolphins marathon 27-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans, head coach Adam Gase had a chance to look at some of the good, bad and ugly from the team’s performance on Sunday. Among the mistakes were their penalties.

The Dolphins committed seven penalties for 51 yards, not including the two taunting penalties on defensive tackle Jordan Phillips and cornerback Bobby McClain because they offset the Titans penalty.

The Dolphins were second in the NFL in penalties last season. During the preseason, the penalty issues continued as Gase and the Dolphins assistant coaches made players run laps around the field if they committed a pre-snap penalty during practice.

Brock Osweiler was the Dolphins backup quarterback against the Titans. Gase said the decision to have Osweiler backup was based on the matchup as it could something he changes from week-to-week.

The Titans offense was able to gain 336 yards against the Dolphins defense. Miami’s defense also allowed just 13 points (one Titans touchdown came on a kick return). But the Dolphins defense did allow the Titans to run for 116 yards 29 carries.

“We had some missed tackles that we just can’t afford,” Gase said. “We have to be able to tackle one-on-one in space.”

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